A defendant may bring in new third parties as third-party defendants if he or she alleges that without the presence of these parties __________.
A) the trial cannot qualify for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict
B) the trial cannot be held in the presence of a jury
C) there cannot be a petition for a writ of certiorari
D) he or she cannot use interrogatories as a discovery method
E) there cannot be a complete determination of a controversy

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If a defendant alleges that there cannot be a complete determination of a controversy without the presence of other parties, he or she may bring in new third parties as third-party defendants. This procedure usually is followed when there is someone who may have liability to a defendant if the defendant has liability to a plaintiff.

A Defendant May Bring in New Third Parties as Third-Party